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“The Role of Ethical Economics in Overcoming Inequality & Divisions in a Globalized World” by M S Swaminathan – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 2 – Rome, Italy
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up Remarks by M S Swaminathan President, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World AffairsI. Guiding principles of ethical economics Spreading the concept...
“Terrorism and Other Threats to Humanity” by Gunnar Westberg & Alex Rosen – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 3, Rome, Italy
Dialogue between Gunnar Westberg, MD, Co-President of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) & Alex Rosen, Medical Student representative to the Board of IPPNW G: We are sometimes told that terrorism is the greatest threat in today's...
“Lifting Up the World: Building a Culture of Peace” by Alyn Ware – Presented at the 5th Summit Of Nobel Peace Laureates, Rome, Italy
Remarks by Alyn Ware, International Coordinator, Parliamentary Network for Nuclear Disarmament Note: This presentation included slides of peace education in action. Most of the photos and additional information is available from the New Zealand Ministry of Education...
“Terrorism and Other Threats to Humanity” by Mairead Corrigan Maguire – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 3 – Rome, Italy
Dear Friends, On 11th September, people everywhere were shocked into the realization that we live in a dangerous world. Those who lost loved ones, and the American people, had our sympathy. But how did the American Administration respond? Tragically, very badly. There...
“Terrorism and Other Threats to Humanity” by Sir Joseph Rotblat – 5th World Summit Of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 3 – Rome, Italy
International terrorism and nuclear weapons are two areas of the greatest concern to world security at the present time. President George W. Bush said the following about nuclear weapons: "They are the pre-eminent threat to international security." With this statement...
“Multi ethnicity and Human Rights” by Paul A. Lacey – 5th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates: Session 1, Rome, Italy
Speech by Paul A. Lacey, Clerk, American Friends Service Committee I will concentrate on two aspects of the same problem: the threat of terror and the danger of the War on Terror. I speak as a Quaker pacifist and as an American citizen, fully recognizing that terror...
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and a Strategy for Effective Non-Proliferation – Speech by Ambassador Thomas Graham – Chatham House
In 1958, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan made clear the reason the United Kingdom acquired nuclear weapons. Referring to the British nuclear weapon program, Macmillan said in a television interview that "the independent contribution [i.e., British nuclear...
Jonathan Granoff at the Constitution Center
In October 2004, Jonathan Granoff gave a speech about the US Constitution and The Earth Charter at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Courtesy of Pierreterre.com
The Iraq Inspection Worked, Lies Have Consequences by Jonathan Granoff – Common Dreams
The inspection disarmament efforts through the UN system worked in Iraq. The invasion was not necessary. Billions of dollars have been squandered, thousands of lives and limbs lost, and the people of Iraq live in increasing poverty and insecurity. Did this happen...
GSI eNewsletter: October 1, 2004
Contents 1. A Message from the President: Bush v. Kerry 2004 2. MPI Chairman Honored by New Agenda Coalition 3. New Book by BSG Chairman Thomas Graham, Jr. MORE...
Robert McNamara and Ted Sorensen: Applying Lessons of the 20th Century to the 21st Century
2004 At the 2004 meeting of the American Bar Association's International Law Section, GSI President Jonathan Granoff (Co-Chair of the Section's Blue Ribbon Taskforce on Non-Proliferation) hosts a Special Dialogue with former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara...
GSI eNewsletter: A Message from Jane Goodall and Jonathan Granoff
July 27, 2004 Dear Friends: For a sustainable future where rainforests can thrive and provide homes for primates, and where hope and joy can shine in the faces of children who live without fear of war, higher levels of international cooperation are needed. Science and...
“Citizens of the World, Unite” by Kim Cranston – San Francisco Chronicle
As we witness the transfer of sovereignty in Iraq, I wonder what my father, the late Sen. Alan Cranston, D-Calif., would have thought about the situation there. A few days before he passed away in December 2000, he completed a book entitled "The Sovereignty...
GSI eNewsletter: A Message from Kim Cranston, Chair of the Board
June 30, 2004 Dear Friends: It is hard to believe that it will be five years ago this November when my father, Alan Cranston, called his friend Mikhail Gorbachev and asked him to be the first member of the Global Security Institute's Board of Advisors. With President...
“Advocating Responsible Security” by Rachel Beck – Vassar Quarterly
"It's difficult enough to think about one's own mortality; it's overwhelming to think about the mortality of the species. And that's what we're talking about." So said Jonathan Granoff '70 on the Public Radio International show Humankind in 2002. He's referring to the...
“The Sovereignty Revolution” by Alan Cranston, Edited by Kim Cranston
Contact: Zachary Allen Tel: (415) 397-6760 "Senator Alan Cranston was a passionate public servant, a true citizen of the world and an inspirational force for peace. The Sovereignty Revolution, finished shortly before his death, gives voice to his visionary...
A Message of Hope by Pierce Brosnan
Dear Friends: When I look into the eyes of my children, I remember why I am committed to working for a safer world, a world without nuclear weapons. Imagine a world without organizations like the Global Security Institute. Could we survive if the voices of...
“Seven Sound Strategies? The President’s Non-Proliferation Proposals” by Ambassador Jonathan Dean – Washington D.C.
April 27, 2004 Today, I want to comment especially on a number of the proposals President Bush made at the National Defense University on February 11 on proliferation. But before I do that, I should say that the present state of the nuclear non-proliferation regime,...
“Do as I Say, Not as I Do” Comments to the House Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation by Dr. Ivan Oelrich – Washington D.C.
April 27, 2004 The President's 11 February speech at the National Defense University set out seven proposals to strengthen America's, and the world's, non-proliferation efforts. Each of the proposals is a step in the right direction. Indeed, if the proposals are to be...
Arms Control Experts meet on Capitol Hill to Review President’s Non-Proliferation Proposals – Capitol Hill
April 27, 2004 Washington, DC In response to the President's non-proliferation proposals announced in February, the House Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation, in cooperation with the Global Security Institute's Bipartisan Security Group, hosted a high-level...
“International Perspective on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Norms, Focusing on the United States” – Remarks by Ambassador Henrik Salander
About BSG BSG Experts News Room BSG Publications Newsletter Sign Up Remarks by Ambassador Henrik Salander, Secretary-General, Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission (WMDC) I want to thank the Bipartisan Task Force on Non-Proliferation for including me in this panel. I...
“Seven Sound Strategies? The President’s Non-Proliferation Proposals.” by Ambassador Jonathan Dean – Washington, D.C.
Today, I want to comment especially on a number of the proposals President Bush made at the National Defense University on February 11 on proliferation. But before I do that, I should say that the present state of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, the complex of...
Influencing the Nuclear Weapons Policies of NATO Governments
April 7, 2004 Dear Friends: One of the goals of the Global Security Institute is to influence the nuclear weapons policies of NATO governments. We have had some recent progress in that regard. The Middle Powers Initiative recently prepared a policy paper for the...
An Appeal from Christie Brinkley – New York
Dear Friends: I am not an expert on nuclear weapons or global politics, but I do have enough common sense to know two things: First, nuclear weapons threaten the lives of billions of people. And second, my country will be unable to persuade others not to...
Permission Slips by Jonathan Granoff, Michael Doyle and Robert Grey – Common Dreams
People make mistakes. We should not be too surprised or dismayed at the failure of intelligence regarding weapons in Iraq. We now know that blood and treasure is being spent based on speculation or evidence ignored. David Kay's testimony that Iraq did not pose a...
2003 GSI Report
GSI December 31, 2003 A Message of Hope from Pierce Brosnan Dear Friends: When I look into the eyes of my children, I remember why I am committed to working for a safer world, a world without nuclear weapons. Imagine a world without organizations like the Global...
Power Over the Ultimate Evil by Jonathan Granoff – Tikkun, A bimonthly Jewish Critic of Politics, Culture & Society
About GSI Who We Are What You Can Do Documents GSI Publications News Room Multimedia Links Events Newsletter Sign Up There are approximately 30,000 nuclear weapons in the world, 90 percent of which are possessed by Russia and the United States. The United...
Bush Should’ve Taken His Father’s Advice by Robert T. Grey – Chicago Sun Times
December 13, 2003 In his memoir, A World Transformed, former President George Bush in discussing the Gulf War made the following observation: ''Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably...
Bush Should’ve Taken his Father’s Advice by Robert T. Grey, Jr
Chicago Sun Times December 13, 2003 In his memoir, A World Transformed, former President George Bush in discussing the Gulf War made the following observation: ''Trying to eliminate Saddam would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him...
GSI – Compilation of News Archives from 2000 to 2003
GSI - News Archives Bush Should've Taken His Father's Advice On War By Robert T. Grey, Jr. Chicago Sun Times December 13, 2003 Power Over the Ultimate Evil By Jonathan Granoff Tikkun A Bimonthly Jewish Critique of Politics, Culture & Society Nov/Dec 2003 North...